Pollan's public-interest prediction: Will a clash of economic interests between two monolithic industries  healthcare and agriculture  ultimately bring about lasting improvements in the American diet?

Black-leather pragmatist: Focused more on domestic political stability than on empire-building, Vladimir Putin may be  for all his faults  a better leader than Russia might otherwise be obliged to endure

Newspaper on a mission: The Daily Californian has won a slew of awards  but has also cut back its publication schedule and stopped paying contributors. In those ways it's more like a mainstream paper than many suppose

Fixing our climate  no handwringing required: It would require the same number of workers to install rooftop solar panels on every house in the U.S., helping to mitigate the effects of global warming, as we currently have military personnel deployed in Iraq. That's just one eye-opening stat from a new book, co-authored by Berkeley faculty expert John Harte, on practical ways to solve the climate crisis.

28 Jan

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Library @ Berkeley: A roundup of spring-semester exhibits and events; a look at new electronic resources; schedules of training workshops, and more useful news for the campus community.